Top This: Syracuse-Style Hot Wing Pizza à la Tomato Pie Pizza Joint

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We already know that Slice'rs give Buffalo Chicken Pizzatwo thumbs up, thanks to our rigorous, highly scientific research. And the folks over at Silver Lake's Tomato Pie Pizza Joint couldn't agree more...but some of their customers beg to differ. When founder Garrett Policastro found his regulars balking at blue cheese, he added a new Hot Wing option and named it after his hometown: Syracuse. The Hot Wing, Syracuse Style pizza is slathered with the same Frank's Red Hot Sauce, but replaces the controversial blue cheese with ranch dressing.

Mixing hot sauce and ranch dressing into the sauce base is a bold move, but it definitely gives the pizza consistency. Grilled chicken—marinated in that same hot sauce-ranch blend—is judiciously applied; Policastro manages to squeeze a piece into each bite without overpowering the pie. He also offers an off-menu vegetarian version with fiery sautéed vegetables, more ranch dressing, and gorgonzola. It's available by request, but can sometimes be found as the Chef's Special in the by-the-slice case.

Vegetarian? Substitute Chicken With:

Tomato Pie Pizza Joint

About the author: After nearly a decade in Brooklyn, Kelly Bone landed back in Los Angeles where she writes The Vegetarian Foodie. She spends the rest of her time designing office cubicles... you might be sitting in one right now! Follow her on Twitter at @TheVegFoodie

After stints in the Bay Area and NYC, Kelly landed back in her hometown of Los Angeles. She knows how to order vegetarian and vegan at almost any west coast (best coast) restaurant—which means she sometimes cocktails through dinner. She is seriously obsessed with all things pizza and is constantly seeking the next great slice. You can follow her on Instagram: @KellyBone

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